Re: [Help-smalltalk] A funny problem

[Duke Normandin]

On Mon, 8 Feb 2010, Stefan Schmiedl wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:58:06 +0200
> Bèrto ëd Sèra <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > > cheap RFIDs attached to the doorframe?
> >
> > That would be the basic idea, but how do you use them with gst? Is
> > there any ready/solid lib to manage them? Probably a stupid question,
> > but since I never used RFIDs I'd hate to find out an endless amount of
> > trouble after accepting the job.
>
> Just a random pick from googling "usb rfid reader linux"
>
> http://www.b-production.org/brosura_ang_print.pdf
>
> "Once the reader is plugged to the PC with Windows, Linux or
> MacOS operating system, the system recognizes it as a HID
> (Human Interface Device) keyboard, and therefore doesn't
> need any special drivers to function properly."
>
> Looks like they do what barcode scanners do: behave like a
> keyboard. So if you go that way, you now know that there is
> "easy" hardware.
>
> Come to think of it, if it's to be deployed to a hospital,
> make sure that these things don't interfere with any medical
> equipment.

Nice call! Sure hate to have somebody's catheter be unexpectedly
clamped shut as a result of some errant, zombie "radio frequencies". ;)
-- 
duke